Healthy Aging

Patient One healthy aging supplements supply far-reaching nutritional support designed to restore nutrients that decline with age while promoting youthful hormone levels. Our advanced healthy aging formulas include a vast network of carefully selected natural antioxidants, including the latest branded complexes, that help to fight the age-accelerating effects of free radicals.

Key Ingredients

Pycnogenol®:

Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark, is one of the most evidence-based natural ingredients in the world, with over 220 scientific publications on its safety and efficacy across a variety of areas of health. Often referred to as an OPC and considered a “Super Antioxidant,” Pycnogenol binds to collagen and elastin influencing endothelial nitric oxide production, which may promote healthy circulation as well as a vasodilation effect that may also support healthy blood pressure. Pycnogenol is believed to help regulate the immune system and modulate the body’s inflammatory response while increasing skin elasticity and protecting against UV damage.

Mirtoselect®:

Another extensively studied OPC, Mirtoselect standardized bilberry extract, provides 36% anthocyanins—antioxidants that act as potent scavengers of free radicals that have demonstrated a broad range of health and wellness benefits. Mirtoselect has been found to be an effective adjunctive therapy for retinal sensitivity and visual acuity, venous health, blood sugar stabilization and healthy inflammatory response.

Bilberry supports light to dark adjustment through its relationship with the pigment system that mediates both light and dark vision as well as visual adaptation to dimly lit spaces. In the vascular system, bilberry supports the integrity of vascular walls by increasing vitamin C levels within cells, lessening the permeabilizing effect of certain enxymes, stabilizing cell membranes and stimulating the synthesis of collagen and connective tissue.

Citrus Bioflavanoid Complex:

Citrus bioflavonoids appear to have strong antioxidant activity, which has been demonstrated in numerous in vitro and animal studies. Citrus bioflavonoids are derived from fruits high in vitamin C, and they appear to act synergistically with the vitamin to neutralize free radicals. Bioflavonoids’ antioxidant properties are thought to be particularly beneficial for capillary strength.

Research

One study investigating Pycnogenol’s influence on CVI (Chronic Venous Insufficiency) found an unexpected benefit: healthy cholesterol support. In the study, 40 patients took 600mg of horse chestnut seed extract or 360mg of Pycnogenol every day over four weeks. At study’s end, researchers found that Pycnogenol not only eased CVI symptoms but was also associated with significantly reduced blood levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Pycnogenol’s activity is also believed to inhibit the oxidation that makes LDL cholesterol even worse for heart health.

Research further suggests that Pycnogenol might be an ideal antioxidant because it is highly absorbable. In one small study, researchers reported that while subjects took 150mg of Pycnogenol daily, their antioxidant capacity (ORAC activity) was increased by 40%. Researchers concluded that Pycnogenol “considerably improves antioxidant protection in plasma”.